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Webber pondering Greek team's multi-million offer - NBA
Chris Webber has a multi-million dollar contract offer on the table from Olympiacos of Greece, and he plans to decide by this weekend whether to accept it or wait on the sidelines for another chance at playing in the NBA. Two sources familiar with the offer told ESPN.com that Olympiacos was offering a two-year deal that would net Webber between $10 million and $12 million, which would make him ...
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Quick C-Webb update
Dallas Mavericks — ... I just came upon this article in the NBA headlines section of ESPN.com that nearly brought a tear to my eye: Chris Webber is reportedly considering signing a contract with Olympiacos of Greece. ...

Big Offer from Greece for Chris Webber
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Does Chris Webber Speak Greek?
SLAM Online — ... Apparently, a Greek squad (Olympiacos) has offered Chris Webber a multi-million dollar deal, which he’s seriously considering. These European teams ain’t messing around anymore it seems. ...

Webber may be a Pistons after all…
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... According to ESPN: ...

Chris Webber has an Offer from Greece
Need4Sheed.com — According to ESPN's Chris Sheridan: ...

Chris Webber's Big Fat Greek Offer
FanHouse — ... , who may be past his prime but is probably the best available big man unsigned in the NBA. Webber has been linked in rumors for months with the likes of Dallas, Detroit and even Phoenix, but today ESPN's Chris Sheridan reports that Greek powerhouse Olympiakos has upped the ante by offering a two-year deal rumored to be worth between $10 million and $12 million. ...

Here’s to hoping Chris Webber likes gyros and feta cheese …
Detroit Bad Boys — ... Out of nowhere, ESPN’s Chris Sheridan reports that the Greek powerhouse Olympiakos has offered Chris Webber a two-year dea worth $10-12 million (that’s between $10 million and $12 million, not ten dollars and twelve million dollars. As a writer, I agonize about how to accurately yet concisely write these things …). If Webber is simply concerned about money, this blows anyway any offer he’ll get in the NBA, especially when you consider European teams also provide perks like living/travel expenses. ...

Babblings: On the brink of camp
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Chris Webber to Europe?
Adonal Obsessedhttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3040997 ...

Saturday Morning Buffet of Sausage and Such
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Sasha Pavlovic is not hosting SNL
YAYsports! NBA — ... Oh, one final note - to Chris Webber. Don’t go to Greece. Also don’t bandwagon some poor team halfway through the season. Either play a full season with an NBA team or retire. Please. ...

Webber getting interest from abroad
Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog — Chris Webber's NBA status is still up in the air, but with Dallas and Detroit making little effort to sign C-Webb, a surprising new team has tossed their hat in the ring. September 28, ESPN.com: Two sources familiar with the offer told ESPN.com that Olympiacos was offering a two-year deal that would net Webber between $10 million and $12 million, which would make him the highest-paid American player in Europe. Webber has said he is leaning toward returning to the Detroit Pistons, although signing Webber prior to training camp, even for the veterans' minimum, would have cap ramifications that the Pistons want to avoid. Webber is said to be comfortable with the idea of waiting at least a month or two for the Pistons' roster issues to work themselves out, which would allow him to join them in midseason as he did in 2005-06. Webber also spoke over the summer with the Dallas Mavericks, who believed he would be a good fit for ...

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pistonsnationblog.com 9/28/2007 — Chris Webber has a multi-million dollar contract offer on the table from Olympiacos of Greece, and he plans to decide by this weekend whether to accept it or wait on the sidelines for another chance at playing in the NBA. Two sources familiar with the offer told ESPN.com that Olympiacos was offering a two-year deal that would net Webber between $10 million and $12 million, which would make ...
Chris Webber's Big Fat Greek Offer
sports.aol.com 9/28/2007 — Filed under: Pistons , Mavericks , Dallas , Detroit , Breaking News , Euroleague European teams are no longer content stealing the NBA's low-hanging fruit. No, they're trying to snag Chris Webber , who may be past his prime but is probably the best ...
Big Offer from Greece for Chris Webber
myespn.go.com 9/28/2007 — Two sources familiar with the offer told ESPN.com that Olympiakos was offering a two-year deal that would net Webber between $10 million and $12 million, which would make him the highest-paid American player in Europe.